Every year at the Bead & Button Show, I seem to have very limited time and energy to shop, which can be frustrating since it is the biggest retail bead show in the country. Nevertheless, I always seem to collect some of the best treasures that can be found at the show, in my opinion. They just seem to gravitate to me! This year was no exception. I came home with several incredible hand crafted objects of art, and all of them have very meaningful significance to me right now. Here are two of them: